Ohio ACEs and Overdose Prevention Funding

Key points

The CDC Injury Center prioritizes funding for the prevention of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), overdose, and suicide. This page shows how funds were appropriated in the state of Ohio in FY22.

State of Ohio

ACEs prevention funding - Ohio

ACEs are preventable, potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17 years). Examples include neglect, experiencing or witnessing violence, or having a family member attempt or die by suicide.

Percentage of U.S. adults reported experiencing at least one ACE in Ohio in 2019*1
  • 67.7%
Percentage of adults reported experiencing four or more ACEs in Ohio in 2019*1
  • 18.8%

*ACE statistics are reported by U.S. adults and include exposure to eight types of ACEs: physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, witnessing intimate partner violence, household substance abuse, household mental illness, parental separation or divorce, and incarcerated household member.

Total ACEs funding prevention in Ohio‎

CDC appropriated $25,000 for ACEs prevention activities in the state of Ohio in FY22.
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
  • Ohio Department of Health: $25,000
Keep Reading: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Funding

Examples of how Ohio is working to prevent ACEs

Surveillance activities

The Ohio Department of Health and the Cleveland Municipal School District are adding questions about experiencing ACEs to the Ohio Youth Risk Behavior Survey to provide representative state-wide estimates of ACEs for Ohio public high school students and district-level estimates among Cleveland public high school students.

Other Support for ACEs in Ohio

Beyond the ACEs appropriation, CDC supports several initiatives, research, and partnerships to build state and tribal surveillance infrastructure and enhance ACEs prevention and mitigation.

In Ohio, some of those other initiatives include:

Overdose prevention funding - Ohio

There were 106,699 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2021 (32.4 deaths per 100,000 standard population), a 16% increase from 2020.2

Overdose deaths in Ohio in 20213
  • 5,397
Overdose deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted) in Ohio in 20213
  • 48.1

Total overdose prevention funding in Ohio‎

CDC appropriated $18,690,322 for overdose prevention activities in the state of Ohio in FY22.
Overdose Data to Action
  • Ohio State Award: $6,998,506
  • Cuyahoga County Local Award: $4,411,596
  • Franklin County Local Award: $3,509,855
  • Hamilton County Local Award: $2,970,866
Public Health and Public Safety
  • Overdose Response Strategy: $74,500*
Research
  • The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital: $724,999

*average award amount

Keep Reading: Overdose Prevention Funding

Examples of how Ohio is working to prevent overdose

Emergency Department linkage to care

Ohio created the Emergency Department Comprehensive Care (EDCC) program. This program equips hospitals with evidence-based, comprehensive addiction treatment and linkage to care pathways to long-term recovery.

Peer support program in county Emergency Departments

Cuyahoga County’s Project SOAR (Supporting Opiate Addiction Recovery) provides peer support to people in emergency departments who have an opioid use disorder or have experienced an overdose. Through this program, people are provided immediate treatment if needed and are connected with peer supporters who have lived experiences and know how to navigate the treatment and recovery process.

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National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
  1. Swedo EA, Aslam MV, Dahlberg LL, Niolon PH, Simon TR, Guinn AS, Mercy JA. Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Adults – Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2011-2020. MMWR.
  2. Spencer MR, Miniño AM, Warner M. Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 2001–2021. NCHS Data Brief, no 457. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2022. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:122556
  3. NVSS – Drug Overdose Deaths